I finally got to see this last installment of The Twilight Saga. I waited until the initial frenzy had
subsided and the theater was not even half full for a matinee on a
Saturday. I thoroughly enjoyed the
gorgeous mountain landscape and forests of the Pacific Northwest on the big
screen, majestic in a way my average size TV could not equal. I was curious by how the story would
unfold, given the last image of Bella in Breaking
Dawn – Part 1, when she opens her eyes as a vampire.
The infant Renesmee has unusual characteristics, including
an accelerated growth trajectory, but then she is half vampire and half
human. We get to see Bella as a
vampire, and yet she really doesn’t act that much different from who she was as
a human. She is coached by the
Cullens on how to act human to fool her father, but her acting has been such in
this series that nothing really changes.
We get to see her hunt, but it’s not really that exciting.
What is interesting is how her father accepts Bella’s
physical coldness and lack of an explanation for his grandchild’s apparent
age. His love and acceptance of
his unusual daughter is an example for parents everywhere.
It gets complicated when Renesmee is rumored to be an
immortal, and she comes to the attention of the Volturi. A search ensues for other vampire/human
offspring from around the world to help vindicate her. I liked that part a lot; different
cultures were represented from this global hunt for others like Renesmee, echoing
the diversity of humans on the earth.
The evil vampires want to destroy Renesmee, and as the
Cullens prepare for a confrontation by enlisting the aid of other vampires and
the werewolves, Bella discovers her gift, soon to be put to good use protecting
those she loves.
I really liked the ending, and don’t know if it is the same
or different from the book because as I mentioned previously, I haven’t read
them. Remember that Alice has a gift: the ability to see into the future. This gift is one that plays prominently
in the final scenes of the film.
It’s a gift we all have actually.
We can look into the future by imagining what outcome our choices will inevitably
bring to us. This is the last
message Ms. Meyer gives us from this story. We choose our future with our own free will.
Would I recommend this series to you? If you are a movie lover, I predict you
will like these for the reasons I watch many different types of films. I want to see how they’re put together,
how the story unfolds, what the messages are, enjoy the cinematography, the
acting, the dialogue. They’ll
never be in my list of top 100 movies not to miss, but they do entertain. Let me know what your opinion of The Twilight Saga is if you have seen
it.
